West Coast Steering Committee
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Bob Dooley
Commercial Industry Leader, Former Pacific Fishery Management Council member
REDooley@aol.com -
Brad Pettinger
Former Chair, Pacific Fishery Management Council; Commercial Fisherman, OR
bradpettinger@yahoo.com -
Butch Smith
Port Commissioner, and Lifetime Fisherman, WA; Pacific Fishery Management Council Member
coho@willapabay.org -
Dan Wolford
Recreational Fisherman; Former Council Chairman
dan.wolford@comcast.net -
Dorothy Lowman
Lowman and Associates; Former Council Chair and Council Staffer
dmlowman01@comcast.net -
Frank Lockhart
Senior Policy Advisor, Sustainable Fisheries Division, NOAA Fisheries West Coast Regional Office
frank.lockhart@noaa.gov -
Joe Oatman
Manager, Nez Perce Tribe Department of Fisheries Resources Management
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Louis Zimm
Former PFMC Council Member; Current GAP Member and Recreational Angler
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Merrick Burden
Executive Director, Pacific Fishery Management Council
merrick.burden@pcouncil.org -
Phil Anderson
Pacific Salmon Commission
pmand001@comcast.net
(360) 580-3057 -
Poggy Lapham
F/V Michele Ann
georgonlapham@gmail.com
(541) 206-2882 -
Sarah Nayani
Director, Compliance & West Coast Opps, Arctic Storm
snayani@arcticstorm.com -
Steve Joner
Makah Fisheries Management
gofish@olypen.com -
Shems Jud
Director, Japan Fisheries & Oceans, Environmental Defense Fund
sjud@edf.org -
Wayne Kotow
Retired, Recreational Fisheries, CA
Program Staff
MREP West Coast is facilitated and managed by MREP Senior Program Manager, Lauren O’Brien, who gathers input from these regional leaders to organize the workshop
Contact Lauren:
(207) 228-1684
lobrien@gmri.org
Please note that Lauren is in EST.
Former Steering Committee Members
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Ashton Harp
Formerly, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
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Chuck Tracy
Former Executive Director, PFMC
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Don McIsaac
Former Executive Director, PFMC
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Doug Laughlin
F/V Bobby G
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Heather Mann
Executive Director, Midwater Trawlers Cooperative
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Jennifer Gilden
Fisheries Engagement Consultant
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Jaime Diamond
Stardust Sportfishing; PFMC Member
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Jim Anderson
Commercial Fisherman, F/V Allaine
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Kate Kauer
The Nature Conservancy, Monterey Bay
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Maggie Sommer
Former Senior Fishery Policy Lead, Sustainable Fisheries, NOAA West Coast Region
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Mary Beth Tooley
O’Hara Corporation
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Mike Burner
Formerly, Deputy Director, PFMC
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Mike Okoniewski
Senior Advisor, Pacific Seafood
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Patrick DePoe
Commercial fisherman; Former Makah Tribal Council Member
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Robert Mussgnug
Formerly, Pacific Seafood
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Scott McMullen
Oregon Fishermen's Cable Committee
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Sherry Flumerfelt
Formerly, Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust
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Tim Klassen
Golden Gate Fisherman's Association
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Tom Marking
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel Sports Rep